凡尔赛宫——法兰西文化艺术的瑰宝

The Versailles Palace:Treasure House of French Art and Culture

金秋十月,笔者随成都市对外文化交流协会代表团赴法国考察期间,最迫切的愿望便是游览凡尔赛宫。这不仅是对凡尔赛宫闻名于世的向往,更是籍此了解法兰西几个世纪的历史,特别是其杰出艺术史的一种渴望。然而行程匆匆,短暂的时间无法了解它的全部,这里仅作浮光掠影的介绍。凡尔赛宫位于巴黎西南18公里的伊夫林省凡尔赛镇西部。

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